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Starshield Custom Fleet Aviation Services

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The Department of Defense, specifically the SSC Commercial Services Office, has awarded a firm-fixed-price task order to SpaceX for Starshield Custom Fleet Aviation Services. This contract provides subscription services for the SpaceX Starshield commercial network, enabling aircraft equipped with Starshield Tile and Tile Mini aviation-compatible terminals to transmit and receive information via the Starshield satellite constellation. The services are designed to support aviation mission partners by providing global coverage and specific data rates that are unique to the SpaceX infrastructure. This action was executed as an Exception to Fair Opportunity due to the highly specialized nature of the requirements and the determination that only SpaceX could satisfy the technical needs and data deliverables. The procurement falls under NAICS code 517410 and is managed by the COMSO Contracting office in El Segundo, California. Although the justification was dated June 16, 2022, the public notification was deferred to accommodate internal security and policy reviews.

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DoD awarded SpaceX a firm-fixed-price contract for Starshield Custom Fleet Aviation Services.

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA2541 Ssc Comrcl Svs Ofc Ssc Cmk

NAICS

517410 - Satellite Telecommunications

Place of Performance

29275, CA, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA2541 Ssc Comrcl Svs Ofc Ssc Cmk
Contacts1 person available
OfficeEL SEGUNDO, CA, 90245, USA
Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA2541 Ssc Comrcl Svs Ofc Ssc Cmk
Office AddressEL SEGUNDO, CA, 90245, USA
Contacts
COMSO Contracting (SSC/CMK
contact@example.gov

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The Government requires subscription services to use the SpaceX Starshield (Starlink) commercial
network with their existing Starshield Tile and Tile Mini aviation-compatible terminals currently installed in their aircraft. Those terminals permit aircraft to transmit/receive information to/from the Starshield (Starlink) satellite constellation.


This action was approved under an Exception to Fair Opportunity to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) task order to SpaceX. Due to internal security and policy reviews, publication of this Exception to Fair Opportunity was required to be deferred briefly until those reviews could be completed.

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